"At heart I am a warrior...." - Quote by Friedrich Nietzsche

“Does wisdom perhaps appear on the earth as a raven which is inspired by the smell of carrion?”

“The most instructive experiences are those of everyday life.”

“When I contemplated purpose I also contemplated chance and foolishness.”

“I think it's important to realize that I was actually black before the election.”

“Mankind? That is an abstraction. There have always been and always will be only individuals.”

“Don't think of yourself as having a past, don't think of yourself as having a future. What's left?”

“It is not a sign of weakness, but a sign of high maturity, to rise to the level of self-criticism.”

“We attack not only to hurt someone, to defeat him, but perhaps also simply to become conscious of our own strength.”

“That headlong ivy! not a leaf will grow But thinking of a wreath, . . . I like such ivy; bold to leap a height 'Twas strong to climb! as good to grow on graves As twist about a thyrsus; pretty too (And that's not ill) when twisted round a comb.”